PSY635 Assessment & Evaluation in Counseling

This course will be taken for 4 credits for students in the mental health counseling specialty and 3 credits for students in the school counseling and student affairs specialty. A comprehensive survey of individual and group approaches to assessment, evaluation, and measurement as they apply to counseling. Discussion of historical perspectives, theoretical bases of assessment, standardized and non-standardized assessment, concepts of statistical measurement, reliability and validity, assessment of special populations, and multicultural issues, and ethical and legal guidelines. Additionally, didactic knowledge of practical experience in selecting, administering, and interpreting assessment tools that measure intelligence, psychological health and pathology, personality, career options, and academic achievement.